Restaurant Shift Lead

Texas Roadhouse is a well-established restaurant chain renowned for its signature steaks and commitment to delivering legendary food and legendary service. Founded with a people-first philosophy, Texas Roadhouse prides itself on fostering a vibrant company culture where employees, affectionately called Roadies, are at the heart of its success. The company continually invests in its employees' growth by providing formal training and clear career advancement pathways, ensuring that every Roadie has the opportunity to thrive professionally while enjoying a dynamic and supportive work environment.

As a people-first company, Texas Roadhouse goes beyond serving high-quality steaks; it focuses on creating a workplace where passion, partnership, integrity, and fun with purpose are core values that drive every team member. The restaurant chain emphasizes maintaining a positive culture where employees enjoy flexible work schedules, participate in friendly competitions, and receive recognition for their contributions. Roadies are compensated weekly and benefit from various perks, including discounts at the restaurants and opportunities to engage in promotional events like contests and theme nights.

The position available is a full-time Restaurant Shift Lead role, designed for individuals who possess strong communication and leadership skills. The Restaurant Shift Lead works closely with management to ensure smooth operations during scheduled shifts, whether in the front of house or back of house. This role is vital in maintaining cost and labor efficiency, providing hands-on supervision, and helping uphold Texas Roadhouse's high standards for food quality, service, and safety.

Key responsibilities of the Restaurant Shift Lead include helping to maintain projected costs and labor during shifts, offering hands-on supervision that may require assisting with serving, hosting, cooking, and other restaurant duties as needed. Additionally, the shift lead is responsible for hosting promotions and Alley Rallies, ensuring staff adherence to established recipes and procedures, and enforcing liquor laws and responsible alcohol service guidelines. Monitoring guest flow, managing ticket times, and providing coaching to employees to sustain consistent food and service quality are also critical components of this role.

This leadership position demands a proactive attitude toward enforcing employment policies, promoting safe food handling practices, and upholding Texas Roadhouse's core values. The Restaurant Shift Lead is expected to work peak business hours, set the operational pace, and foster a fun, safe work environment by implementing contests, theme nights, and incentives designed to motivate the team.

Texas Roadhouse offers competitive pay for this role, ranging from $19.00 to $22.00 per hour, alongside a comprehensive benefits package for eligible employees after one year of service. This package includes top-tier medical plans, dental and vision insurance, tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 annually, paid vacation time, and various types of insurance coverage such as short-term disability, life, accident, and critical illness insurance. Additional benefits like identity theft protection, an employee assistance program, business travel insurance, and annual holiday bonuses further enhance the total rewards for Roadies.

Texas Roadhouse is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity in its workforce. The company welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, ensuring that employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected status. If you have a passion for leadership in a fast-paced and team-oriented environment, and you are looking to grow your career with a beloved restaurant brand, the Restaurant Shift Lead position at Texas Roadhouse is an excellent opportunity to join a company that values its people as much as its food.